Barbara Kennelly

Barbara Kennelly

JOHN WOIKE

Barbara Kennelly, born in 1936, was the "first Connecticut woman to be elected to eight terms in Congress," according to the CWHF website. She was inducted in 1994. In this 1998 photo, Kennelly gives her thanks and appreciation for all the support her fellow democrats have shown leading up to her acceptance of the Governor's nomination.

Barbara Kennelly, born in 1936, was the "first Connecticut woman to be elected to eight terms in Congress," according to the CWHF website. She was inducted in 1994. In this 1998 photo, Kennelly gives her thanks and appreciation for all the support her fellow democrats have shown leading up to her acceptance of the Governor's nomination. (JOHN WOIKE)

Barbara Kennelly, born in 1936, was the "first Connecticut woman to be elected to eight terms in Congress," according to the CWHF website. She was inducted in 1994. In this 1998 photo, Kennelly gives her thanks and appreciation for all the support her fellow democrats have shown leading up to her acceptance of the Governor's nomination.